Baling-press.



No. 728,760. v PATENTED MAY 19, 1903. H. D. REESE & L. BLOUNT.

v BALING PRESS. APPLICATION FILED APB.'7, 1902. RENEWED FEB. 9. 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY DOBSON REESE AND LEWIS BLOUNT, OF ABBEVILLE, SOUTH CARO- LINA, ASSIGNORSOF ONE-THIRD TO MILTON B. REESE, OF ABBEVILLE,

SOUTH CAROLINA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 72S,760, dated May 19, 1903.

Application filed April 7, 1902. Renewed February 9, 1903. Serial No. 142,631. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern: 1

Be it known that we, HENRY DOBSON REESE and LEWIS BLOUNT, citizens of the United States, residing at Abbeville, in the county of 5 Abbeville and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in balling-presses.

The invention has for its object, first, to [5 provide plunger-operating means which applies the greatest amount of power at the point of greatest resistance; second, to provide automatic means for feeding the material from the hopper into the mouth of the compressing chamber; third, to provide means for securing a smooth and even feed of the material into the compressing-chamber and preventing choking of the inlet tosaid chamber, and,ffinally, to generally simplify and improve the construction and increase the practical efficiency of baling apparatus of that type employing a reciprocating plunger. With these and other objects in view, which will readily appear as the nature of the in-' vention is better understood, said invention consists in certain novel features of construe tion and combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fullyvdescribed, defined in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which- Figure 1' is a side elevation of a balingpress embodying our invention, showing the plunger, which appears in broken lines, at the limit of its forward movement. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section showing the plunger retracted. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are detail views of the operating-lever, the plunger, and

one of the compressing blocks or heads.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the letter A represents the box or frame of the press, comprising the plungerchamber 1 and compressing-chamber 2, the

latter being provided with the openings or slots 3 in its sides for the passage of the binding cords or wires. This frame is reinforced at its ends and at or near the entrance to the compressing-chamber by upper and lower cross-bars 4, through which are passed tiebolts 5, carrying the clamping-nuts 6. Located above'the forward end of the plungerchamber is a hopper 7, and in advance of this hopper is a roller 8, which turns in suitable bearings and which presses the material which is to be baled downward as it enters the compressing-chamber, thereby insuring its smooth feed to said chamber and at the same time preventing any tendency of the material to crowd or pack and choke up the mouth of the chamber. The outer or forward end of the compressing-chamber is adapted to be closed by a removable block or head 9, which is provided with transverse grooves for the passage of the binding cords or wires and which is secured in position by rods 10, passing through openings in the sides of the chamber. The block or head 9 when applied lies in the plane of the contiguous cross-bars 4, so that by tightening up the nuts 6 of the bolts 5 the head may be more securely fastened to sustain the great pressure and strain falling thereon at the period when the compression of the bale is nearing completion.

The plunger 10 reciprocates longitudinally of and within the chamber 2 and is connected' to the forked or bifurcated lower end of an operating-lever 11 by a link 12. This lever 11 is pivoted at 13 to the frame, and its lower end forms an obliquely-inclined knuckle or elbow 14, which is jointed to the link. This knuckle or elbow inclines rearwardly when the lever is in an upright position or at the limit of its retractive movement, and the pivot-point 13 is located immediately above the angle of the knuckle, so that when the lever is forced downwardly and rearwardly the elbow will move the plunger forward and progressively increase the applied power as the resistance to the compressionofthe material by the plunger increases- Thelever. carries an automatic feeder 14L, consisting of I a curved arm provided at its free end with a head or cross-bar 15, which as the lever is op- 10o erated moves through the hopper and forces the material contained in said hopper into the plunger-chamber in advance of the plunger. This obviates the necessity of packing the material into the plunger-chamber by hand and to a large extent diminishes the liability of injury to any of the operators. If desired, of course, power instead of hand labor may be employed to operate the lever and transmit motion to the plunger and feeder.

The operation is as follows: One of the heads 9 is placed in position to close the outer end of the compressing-chamber 2 and is secured by the rods 10. The hay, cotton, or other material which is to be compressed into bales is thenfed continuously to the hopper 7 and the lever 11 operated. Upon the upward and forward movement of the lever the plunger 10 is retracted, while the head 15 of the feeder 14L forces the charge of material from the hopper into the forward end of the plunger-chamber, and upon therearward movement of the lever the reverse operation takes place, the feeder being retracted to act upon the next succeeding charge placed in the hopper, While the plunger forces the material previously fed into the plunger-chamber forward into the compressing-chamber. As the material passes beneath the roller 8 the latter presses it down and smoothes it out and prevents banking orpacking of the material at the mouth or inlet of the compressing-chamber. This operation of feeding and pressing the material forward into the compressing-chamber is continued untilsaid compressing-chamber is filled with hay in a partially-com pressed condition, when another head 9' is dropped through the hopper into the men th of the compressing-chamber just in rear of the roller 8, and the nuts 6 on the tie-bolts 5 at the outer end of said compressing-chamber are tightened to more firmly clamp the adjacent head 9. A preliminary charge of material is thus prepared to prime the apparatus and create the necessary resistance in the forming of the bales. The operation of feeding the material into the compressing-chamber behind the second head 9 is continued until the desired resistance is created, when the first head 9 is removed to allow the priming charge to be forced out by the advancing material. After a sufficient amount of hay has been fed into the compressing-chamber to form a bale the head 9 is inserted into the mouth of the chamber, and when it has passed the rear ends of the openings 3 the binding devices or ties are applied and the bale formed. This bale forces out thematerial in front of it in a loose condition, this loose material being simply used to produce the resistance for compressing the first bale. The operation then continues, the completed bale creating the necessary resistance for the formation of thesucceedingbale. AstheplungerlO moves forwardly under the action of the lever 11 the distance between the fulcrum-point 13 and the plunger gradually increases until when the lever reaches thelimit of its downward movement the link 12 is straightened out and forms a continuation of the elbow or knuckle 14, at which time the plunger has reached the limit of its forward travel. By this means the power applied to the plunger gradually increases and reaches the maxim um at the point of greatest resistance, thus insuring the formation of a firm and compact bale.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought that the construction, operation, and advantages of our improved balingpress will be readily apparent without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes inthe form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l 1. In a baling-press, the combination with the baling-box and plunger; of a vertical operating-lever having an angular arm or elbow the free end of which is rearwardly directed, said lever being fulcrumed at a point adjacent to the angle of the elbow, a feeder connected to the lever and consisting of a curved arm provided with a cross-head at its free end, and a link connecting the plunger with the free end of the elbow, substantially as specified.

2. In a baling-press, the combination with the baling-box, ahoppe-r and a plunger; of a lever for operating the plunger, and a curved feeder-arm carried by the lever and provided at its free end with a cross-head for forcing the material from the hopper into the box in advance of the plunger, substantially as set forth.

In testimonywhereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY DOBSON REESE. LEWIS BLOUNT. Witnesses:

W. V. J ONES, E. L. WILSON. 

